Somali vs U.S. Virgin Islander Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 98,642,642 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Somalis and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.623 and weighted average of 21.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 86,786,104 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of U.S. Virgin Islanders and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.336 and weighted average of 23.0%, a difference of 8.9%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Comanche (21.0%, a difference of 0.33%), Haitian (21.2%, a difference of 0.47%), Potawatomi (21.0%, a difference of 0.53%), Immigrants from Latin America (21.2%, a difference of 0.55%), and Immigrants from Zaire (21.3%, a difference of 0.64%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to U.S. Virgin Islanders are Bahamian (23.0%, a difference of 0.090%), Honduran (23.0%, a difference of 0.14%), Arapaho (23.1%, a difference of 0.56%), Yakama (23.1%, a difference of 0.68%), and Seminole (22.8%, a difference of 0.73%).